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Ireland currently has a jobless rate of about 15 percent, among the highest in the EU.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data, Institute of Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index data and Automatic Data Processing’s National Employment Report.

A wild boar went on a rampage in Berlin, Germany.

Nokia Corp, Deutsche Bank, BP Plc, Advanced Micro Devices, Telefonica, Carnival Corp, Ford Motor, Home Depot, United States Steel Corp, International Business Machines Corp and Halliburton Co. are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Wednesday.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday with markets prepared to reopen after two days of closure as Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast.

The new phone from the Nexus line, Nexus 4 will be sold online in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia from Nov.13. The retail store availability in Europe, Central/ South Americas, Asia, CIS and the Middle East is end November.

Berlusconi remains the head of People of Freedom party, which holds the largest share of seats in parliament.

As discussions for how a third bailout of recession-ravaged Greece would occur, positions against imposing further haircuts are coming into focus.

The U.S. employment situation summary Friday will carry the most weight, because it will be the last jobs report before Election Day.

Asian markets fell in the week with investor sentiment turning negative following the disappointing corporate earnings in the U.S. indicating that the global economic growth momentum continues to falter.

German doctors were able to successfully remove a 62-pound tumor from a 60-year-old woman they had previously diagnosed as obese. The surgery took seven hours and the woman has made a full recovery.

Apple commenced selling its smallest tablet Friday but within half an hour, the Nov.2 delivery date slipped to two weeks for some models.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Friday as investor confidence was weighed down by the fear that the corporate earnings will be affected by the faltering global economic growth momentum.

European markets fell Thursday as investor sentiment was weighed down by the anticipation that the consumer confidence data for France and Germany to be reported later in the day might confirm the gloomy outlook for household consumption.

Canadian Researchers have discovered that dinosaurs developed wings earlier than previously believed. The researchers also discovered that Ostrich Dinosaurs used their feathers for courting or protecting eggs, not for flight.

The iPhone from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), may be just what the doctor ordered for the Big 3 mobile carriers: a proven moneymaker.

Book publishers Random House and Penguin Group could be combined if talks between their owners, Bertelsmann AG and Pearson PLC, succeed.

Germany at last is honoring the Roma victims of the Holocaust, but today's Roma still live in poverty and exclusion all over Europe.

Great Britain, the ‘Mother Country’ of the United States, is watching the upcoming U.S. presidential election, albeit with somewhat less interest than in 2008.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims data and the Census Bureau's durable goods orders data.

A baby giraffe, Kiko, was born at Greenville Zoo and webcams have been catching his every moment.